1. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of symptomatic healthcare workers with suspected COVID-19: a prospective cohort study
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Antonin Bal, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Alexandre Gaymard, Grégory Quéromès, Nicolas Guibert, Emile Frobert, Maude Bouscambert, Mary-Anne Trabaud, Florence Allantaz-Frager, Guy Oriol, Valérie Cheynet, Constance d’Aubarede, Amélie Massardier-Pilonchery, Marlyse Buisson, Julien Lupo, Bruno Pozzetto, Pascal Poignard, Bruno Lina, Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Florence Morfin, Sophie Trouillet-Assant, and COVID-SER Study group
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Abstract A comprehensive clinical and microbiological assessments of COVID-19 in front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) is needed. Between April 10th and May 28th, 2020, 319 HCWs with acute illness were reviewed. In addition to SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR screening, a multiplex molecular panel was used for testing other respiratory pathogens. For SARS-CoV-2 positive HCWs, the normalized viral load, viral culture, and virus neutralization assays were performed weekly. For SARS-CoV-2 negative HCWs, SARS-CoV-2 serological testing was performed one month after inclusion. Among the 319 HCWs included, 67 (21.0%) were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 65/67 (97.0%) developed mild form of COVID-19. Other respiratory pathogens were found in 6/66 (9.1%) SARS-CoV-2 positive and 47/241 (19.5%) SARS-Cov-2 negative HCWs (p = 0.07). The proportion of HCWs with a viral load > 5.0 log10 cp/mL (Ct value 37). More than 90% of cultivable virus had a viral load > 4.5 log10 cp/mL (Ct
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- 2021
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